taken
v.v. the past participle of 'take'. You use it to show that someone has already moved, grabbed, or received something.
v. the past participle of the irregular verb 'take'. Used in the formation of perfect tenses and passive voice constructions.
Someone has taken my seat.
The last available flight to London was taken by a passenger who arrived just minutes before me.
Having taken all the necessary precautions, the research team felt confident that the experiment would proceed without any further technical interruptions or safety risks.
From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, ġetacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin. Morphologically take + -n.
As a past participle, it requires an auxiliary verb like 'have' or 'be' to function as a main verb.
I have took the busI have taken the busLearners often confuse the simple past 'took' with the past participle 'taken' in perfect tenses.